CVE-2016-1461 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Cisco AsyncOS on Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices through 9.7.0-125 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a crafted attachment in an e-mail message, aka Bug ID CSCuz14932.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00771.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Cisco Subscribe	Asyncos Subscribe Email Security Appliance Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-2560	Cisco AsyncOS on Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices through 9.7.0-125 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a crafted attachment in an e-mail message, aka Bug ID CSCuz14932.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160727-esa
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92155
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036470

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2016-08-01T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T22:55:14.649Z

Reserved: 2016-01-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-1461

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-08-01T02:59:00.167

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-1461

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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